I am writing to advise
you that I am quitting the Republican Party, because I believe that the party
has lost its direction. In the last several years, radical religous fundamentalists & representatives of the energy, pharmaceutical, and agriculture industries have shifted
the party away from its traditional core values of personal liberty and support
for small business and agriculture. Intrusive, oppressive, authoritarian big government at
home, and illegal, unjustified crusades abroad are not compatible with traditional
Republican or American values. Following the advice of preachers and divisive ideologues instead of professionals and scientists is a folly which was rejected
at the founding of our country. Our nation's future is too precious to abandon
the principles of American Exceptionalism for ignorance and greed, rigid ideology and fear mongering. The Republican pattern of lying
to the American people on matters of gravest concern, with help of the propaganda masters at Fox News, has destroyed your credibility. I will vote, I will encourage
others to register to vote, and I will encourage others to resign from the Republican
Party. I will be changing my party registration to ________________________________.